At last America is realizing how Taliban-esque our sex offender laws can be. First came the story of Elkhart, Indiana’s…
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Last week’s New York Times had a huge piece by Jan Hoffman on how the sheer number of college students…
Hallelujah! Danielle and Alexander Meitiv have been cleared of any wrongdoing in the Dec. 20 incident when they let their…
Why do I blame the media for making us so afraid for our kids? Because the media are to blame!…
Yesterday, the Etan Patz trial came to a a close. Etan was the 6-year-old boy who disappeared on his way…
From Tamara Treber, a high school English teacher, comes this story she calls her “Reality Check.” Dear Free-Range Kids: My…
Readers — I hope that this is the story of just one over-coached kid. But…maybe not. This is a piece…
Readers — Did you know that until now, prisoners up for parole would automatically be turned down if they continued…
Readers — This is a piece from Grandparents.com pleading with grandparents to listen to reason, hope, joy and the real…
Hi Folks — The other day I was visiting friends in Rye, NY, where darned if kids weren’t playing outside,unsupervised,…